No New Clothes Challenge : Entering Fall

The days of socks and fuzzy sweaters are slowly slipping in up here in the mountains.  I can see summer waving goodbye with a steady calm.  Autumn has the BEST flying weather thanks to this calm (so if you hate to fly, there’s a little heads up!).  It also comes in little chilly bursts, which means it’s time to switch our wardrobes.  So should we go shopping for new clothes?

You know the answer at our house:  absolutely not!

A couple of weeks ago, the owner and his family came to vacation here.  We had to move out all of our clothes and most of our personal belongings.  We’re pretty much moved back into the house now, yet a funny thing has happened.  I still have not brought in all of our clothes.

All this time, I thought we were doing really well with less.  Turns out we can get along just as well with far less than we thought.

The incredible thing is that with only about five shirts and two sweaters available to me, I’m actually happier.  I’m not struggling with what to wear or trying to find out what matches.  I already know.  With so many other things to juggle, I kind of like the break from any clothing conundrums.

My classmates from German class in Berlin come to my mind.  Many of them probably had about five outfits that they’d wear to class.  They were totally okay with it, and those clothes looked really good on them.  I felt like they focused their energy (and money) on clothes that worked for their bodies instead of clothes to fill their closets.

my mom and me – brrr!

Most of you and I will eventually have to pull out some warmer clothes.  But I think I have more sweaters than I need. What about you?  If you are not wearing something, do you need it?  If you have so many sweaters that you wear them all, but not very often – do you need so many?

So this fall, we’re not going to shop for clothes anywhere but the two plastic bins we have tucked away: one labeled “Martin’s clothes” and one labeled “Katie’s clothes”.

Then I think we can get rid of some of those clothes that aren’t in our regular rotation and focus on clothes that matter – just like my old classmates do.

What are your thoughts on the clothes you have as we approach a changing season?

Catch our whole No New Clothes Challenge journey right here.  15 months strong, incredible personal growth, and no unnecessary clothes purchases!